1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANE COUNTY, UTAH Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 136 152 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 819 207 495 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 543 1 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 563 983 414 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 364 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 820 22 444 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 20 180 to 499 acres .................... 23 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 101 112 acres.. 12 296 17 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 88 acres.. 3 337 3 038 Irrigated land .................farms.. 94 105 acres.. 4 999 7 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 721 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 009 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 201 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 520 2 181 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 6 $100,000 or more .................... 6 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 419 2 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 785 13 419 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 136 152 $1,000.. 571 210 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 195 1 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 49 Other ............................... 87 103 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 89 106 200 days or more ................... 61 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 106 114 number.. 9 603 10 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 99 number.. 6 145 5 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 16 number.. 10 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 98 108 number.. 4 543 4 675 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. 126 16 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 25 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 6 332 4 243 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 16 number.. 239 270 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 156 (D) bushels.. 6 360 (D) Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 64 61 bushels.. 4 282 4 856 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 82 acres.. 2 878 2 749 tons, dry.. 9 089 6 903 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 10 acres.. 60 61 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .